Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-21
Holy HORROR.
In the Shadow of Five Churches Mil
lionaire Banker Rawson is Rid
died by His Son.
''Thou Shalt Not KILL" ssTheu Shalt
Not Commit Adultery" Stay Not
The Fearful Deeds.
''He Branded MY Mother as an Adultersss,
My Sister as q Bastard and Slew
Him as a Dog
AT THE CHuRCH DOOR.

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CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 16.-In tnrong Of
people at the church door of one of the
most fashionable congregations in Chi
cago gray haired millionaire bank pres
ident was remorselesslY shot down to-day
by his son to shield woman charged
with adultery. The woman was
no less person than Mrs.
Msckie Rawson, wife OF the
banker shot and mother of the assaiIant.
The banker is Stephen A. Rawson, pres
ident of the Union Trust Company of
Chicago; William Lee, aged seventeen is
his stepson. Banker Rawson, with five
bullets In his body, and apparently IN
dying condition, was hastily picked off
the blood-spattered curb, and bundled
into carriage that had been waiting for
the wealthy worshipers. Young Lee,
with his empty,
STILL SMOKING PISTOL
in hand, was hurriedly thrown into
q strikingly different conveyance, the
blue painted, commonplace wagon of
the nearest patrol that came rafting
around the corner. Away went the car
rage in one direction, off In another
dashed the patrol, while around the
streets gaped the horror stricken attend
ants of the five great churches in the
vicinity just pouring out from this morn
ing's prayers to Him who commanded,
"thou shalt not KILL" ''thou shalt not
commit adultery" Slowly the crowd
began to regain their senses and recall
in detail the fearful circumstance
of the crime. Young Lee had
been seen for half an hour before pacing
the stone sidewalk on Ashland avenue,
fronting the Third Presbyterian church.
This is the church of which DR.. Withrow,
recently from Boston, is pastor, and
which became widely known as the charge
of DR.. Kitridge, now New York. OF this
church Banker Rswson has long been
leading light, and was still an honored
member, notwithstanding he had been
charged by his wife with perjury and
other offenses enough to make him, il
true, verltable
WHITED SEPULCHRE.
He on the otGer hand alleged that she al
though prominent in society and beau
tiful woman in appearance, was really g.
disreputable, blasphemous,
DEVILIsH TEMPERED
adventures who coveted only his money.
For year or more they have been fight
ing each other in the divorce courts and
within week the banker has filed against
her the additional charge OF adultery.
Little attention had been paid Young Lee
as he walked to and fro past the church.
he was lost III the crowd when the gally
dressed congregation begsn to come out,
among them the well known form OF the
bank president Mr.. Rawson was about
TO step to his carriage, when breaking the
sweet, majestic tone of the organ came
the sharp
CRACK OF THE REVOLVER,
followed by deep groan. An earth
quake could scarcely have produced more
confusion among the throngs of gentle
men, ladies and children and the lopg
tiers of carriages and coachmen that
lined the sidewalk. A din of screams be-
gan, but subsidized almost instantly when
| the slender, well dressed, youthful Lee
was seen to quickly but coolIY steady his
shining pistol with his left hand, while
| with his right he
AGAIN AND AGAIN PULLED
the fatal trigger. With the sitting cry
| "I'm killed." the aged millionaire fell
PROSTATE on the stone curb and upturned
his pale and agoniZeQ face to the cold, set
| counteDance of his stepson Not till the fire
i.GsSnbers of the pistol had been emptled
| into the old mans body did Lee seem TO
breathe. The crowd seemed to be rOo,ee
to the stones in horror helpless until tho
police came running to the scene.
Then Lee, turRing to an officer,
hoarsely whispered, "Take me to
| Jail quickly" 1t seemed scarcely
| q moment until the patrol wagon bore
him away.
When the banker reached home six
doctors had been called. They pr obed for
the bullets and found all had entered into
his legs and arms save one, which entered
tue small of his back and, as near as
could be judged, had plunged through
the abdomen, and If his life was saved it
would be little short of a miracle.
At the police station Lee was asking a
reporter to carry the news to his moth r,
Mrs. R.wson. She occupied apart
ments at the Continental hotel
and the reporter sent up word that he
had extremely important business and
was presented without delay to lady in
the prime OF life, the most noticeable fea-
ture of whom was pair of
| SWAPPING BLACK EYES.
She was clad in sight. fitting dark dress.
swell, what business have your" said
| she.
"Then you have heard nothing OF your
SOM"
"No; what is it?"
"Well, he has got into little trouble;
| he -"
$50 on; what has he done?"
"Well, he's arrested; he had some
trouble with MI R,wson."
"Go on and tell me what he did; don't
| keep me in suspense"
she shot him )" shut It is not Serious
| quickly added the reporter, as Mrs. Raw
son closed her eyes and
| TREMBLRD WITH EXCITEMENT.
| The last portion of the sentence caused
ner eyelids to raise, and she brought her
head up with jerk.
"Oh, don't be alarmed; am all right;
go on and tell me ALL"
"That's about all; he shot him several
| times"
ISIS he dead?" eagerly broke in the
woman.
"No, but he is probably fatally hurt; he
can't live"
There was pause and the re-
porter stood and looked st
| Mrs. Rawson, while she cooly returned
his look of inquiry with slight sneer.
"Well," she calmly calculated, "is
there anything more?" In S posture of
graceful Incidence she leaned against 8
dress case and watched the reporter while
he WAS collecting his thoughts. She
looked positively sleepy.
81 would like to ask you what you have
to say about it?" the Young man replied;